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Medigus Signs a Licensing and Sale Agreement for the MUSE™ in Greater China for $3 Million The company is acting to further commercialize and engage in additional similar MUSE™ licensing and sale agreements in additional territories
OMER, Israel, June 3, 2019 - Medigus Ltd. (NASDAQ: MDGS) (TASE: MDGS), a pioneer developer of minimally invasive endo-surgical tools and an innovator in direct visualization technology, today announced the signing of a $3,000,000 agreement with Golden Grand for the know-how licensing and sale of goods for Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler (MUSE™) system in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao.
Golden Grand (Shanghai Golden Grand-Medical Instruments Ltd.) has been Medigus's distributor of the Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler (MUSE™) systems in China since 2015.
Under the terms of the agreement, for the license, training services and goods sold, Golden Grand will pay Medigus the consideration in four installments until the assembly of a production line in China is completed.
The company is acting to further commercialize and engage in additional similar MUSE™ licensing and sale agreements in additional territories.
The MUSE™ system is a single-use flexible transoral stapler that merges the latest advancements in microvisual, ultrasonic and surgical stapling. The device comes equipped with an ultrasonic sight and range finder and a micro ScoutCam™ CMOS camera, which enables a single physician to perform an incisionless transoral fundoplication — the procedure intended to treat the anatomical cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
About Medigus
Medigus is the pioneer developer of the MUSE™ system, an FDA cleared and CE marked endoscopic device to perform Transoral Fundoplication (TF) for the treatment of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), one of the most common chronic conditions in the world. In 2016, the CMS established the Category I CPT® Code of 43210 for TF procedures, such as the ones performed with MUSE, which establishes reimbursement values for physicians and hospitals.
As an expert in micro-endoscopic devices, Medigus developed the Micro ScoutCam™ portfolio, which consists of a variety of micro CMOS and CCD video cameras, and includes Micro ScoutCam™ 1.2, which, to the best of Medigus's knowledge, is the smallest camera in the world. Micro ScoutCam technology features optic and illumination solutions, micro sensors and high-end DSP video processors that can be tailored for both medical and industrial applications. Customization and seamless integration are at the forefront of the micro ScoutCam™ portfolio's design. All Micro ScoutCam™ cameras are manufactured at the Medigus facilities, in a controlled environment which is compliant with ISO 7 per the ISO 14644-1 Standard and ISO13485 Quality Management System.
Medigus is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and the TASE (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange). To learn more about the company's advanced technology, please visit www.medigus.com.


1) Government of India Honored with National Youth Award Excellence in Research & Innovation – The Highest Civilian Award for Youth in India with Token of appreciation 50,000/- from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, New Delhi.
2) Honored with Prestigious Zee Yuva Sanman (Award) 2018 Excellence in Science and Technology from Zee Media Group and Essel Vision Productions, Mumbai.
3) Honored with Prestigious Inquilab Award 2018 Extraordinary Achievement in Scientific Innovations from The Inquilab Media and Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd, Mumbai.
4) Honored with Prestigious Young Innovator Award 2018 Exemplary Work in Research and Innovation, WIF, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
5) Privileged and Honored with the Prestigious Loksatta Tarun Tejankit Award 2017-18, Presented by Shri Sureshji Prabhu, Hon'ble Central Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Government of India and Mr Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyaniji, Chairman and M D of Bharat Forge.
6) Honored with International Exemplary Research and Performance Award 2018 Excellence in Medical Research and Innovation from International Society for Contemporary Medical Research and All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
7) Honored with Young Innovator Award from VIT University by His Excellency Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco, Shri. Ravichandran Purushothaman, President of Danfoss, Vice Chancellor and Vice President, Vellore Institute of Technology.
8) Honored with Prestigious Youth Inspirator Award Excellence in Science, Technology and Engineering from YIN – Young Inspiration Network and Sakal Media Group. Award was presented by Mr Sanjay Khadse, Deputy Collector, Akola and Mr. Umesh Mane Patil, Deputy Superintendent of Police Akola, Government of Maharashtra.
9) Keynote Speaker at 34th M.P Young Scientist Congress organised by Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology Bhopal at Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal.
10) Honored with Water Saviour Awardat CMR Institution Hyderabad, Organised by Lee Shreyu's Foundation on the occasion of Youth Meet on Safe Water for Future.
11) Honored with Young Scientist Award by Sri Jogu Ramanna Garu, Hon'ble Minister for Forest, Environment & B.C Welfare, Government of Telangana and Telangana State Council of Science and Technology, On the occasion of National Science Day.
12) Honored with Young Scientist – Best Achievement Award from Vidarbha Welfare Association, Mumbai in association with Mohammed Umar Welfare Society, Mumbai.
13) Research work got publish in world's renowned Science magazine, "Science Reporter" which is also a syllabus guide for Science and Technology Current Affairs in UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) examination and affiliated to Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
14) Honored with Shan-E-Millat Award 2018 from Millat Foundation.
15) Honored with Youngest Speaker at TEDx vnrvjiet Conference 2017 – Hyderabad.
16) Honored and Invited as Motivational Speaker and Youngest Scientist of the City at All India Radio (A.I.R) – Aakashwani.
17) Honored with Shan-E-Millat Sammanit Chinh 2017 from Millat Foundation.
19) Designed India's First Internet of Things(I.o.T) Platform for Automobiles – Honoured and Appreciated from Lovely Professional University, Punjab.
21) Felicitated as Best Student of the Year with Token of appreciation 50,000/- from Lords Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad.
26) Inventor of Dewdrop, Asia's first 3D Printed Smart Atmospheric Water Generator– Recognized and Appreciated globally.
28) Inventor of Smart Helmet – Safety and Security Device, Recognized and Appreciated from RTO Department of Maharashtra and Telangana State.
29) Youngest Patentee of University.
30) Interviewed by Yourstory, BrainBuxa, Scoop it, E27 and other India's leading and most comprehensive online platform for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs.
32) Guest Speaker at Radio Mirchi.
33) Got featured in over 300+ media channels in about 50 countries across different streams – print, radio, TV and Web.
34) Winner of Best Circuit Designer 2015 – National Level Event at Shrinidhi Institute, Hyderabad.
35) Been invited as speaker at many Government and Private Institutions.
36) Designed Control System & Dashboard of Mono Pilot Plane.
38) Health Science Research on Oedema treatment by Near Infrared.
39) Working on EEG Brain Wave Interface.
40) Worked on Smart Drones.
45) Worked on Android Automation.
46) Worked on Wall Climbing and Under Water Robotics.
48) Selected for the Final Round of Circuit Designing Championship at Shanghai, China.


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ON THE EDGE OF REVITALIZATION AND HISTORY
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
They say that for a reason.
With the Beacon building's central location, you can walk to the Blue Dome district, the Brady Arts district, the courthouse, and all of the great restaurants, events and shopping downtown Tulsa has to offer!
Park once and work, eat, explore and be entertained!
The Beacon Building
The BOK Center
The hottest concerts, games, and events are just blocks away from your office at the Beacon building! Designed by César Pelli, Tulsa's BOK Center is host to the Tulsa Oilers Hockey team and has hosted acts such as Garth Brooks, Madonna, the Eagles, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Elton John and many, many more. Just check out the fabulous view of the BOK Center from the eighth floor of the Beacon in the picture to the left!
The Blue Dome District
According to the Blue Dome District website, it is "one of Tulsa's most popular entertainment districts. Located at 2nd & Elgin in downtown and anchored by the 1924 Blue Dome building, it offers a great nightlife scene and nice selection of restaurants. It is often considered the place to go before and after a big show or just to relax with friends. The district has a down-to-earth vibe that is very welcoming to both local and visiting guests. As the Blue Dome District has grown, bars and restaurants have been joined by retail shops, commercial properties, fine dining, an art studio, salon, comedy club, bowling alley and residential developments are now in the works as well.
Home to many of Tulsa's most popular festivals, the Blue Dome District annually welcomes the Blue Dome Arts Festival, Eat Street Tulsa food truck festival, Tulsa Tough, district-wide St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, a Mardi Gras parade and more!"
The Brady Arts District
Check out the Brady's website to see all the area has to offer. "The Brady Arts District is home to retail and service shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, galleries, museums, parks, private businesses, residences and historic music venues. Plan to Arrive Early and Stay Late in the Brady Arts District!" Don't miss the First Friday Art Crawl each month and Food Truck Wednesdays – you can walk from your office at the Beacon!
Tulsa County Courthouse
We know much of an attorney's time is spent traveling back and forth to the courthouse. The Beacon's proximity to the courthouse makes it an ideal office building for your law office. Less than a five minute walk to the courthouse will free up your precious time while making your work day that much easier. Located only 3 blocks from the Beacon, it's no wonder why so many attorney's choose our offices as their own.
The Deco District
Tulsa is known for its art deco architecture, the Beacon building being a prime example. The area in which the Beacon lies is the Deco District. Made up of many art deco buildings filled with a plethora of local businesses, restaurants, shops, entertainment venues and events, this unique district celebrates Tulsa's art deco history and everything modern downtown Tulsa has to offer. Tulsa's Deco District is a unique place full of history, charm, local arts and delicious dining. And with your office at the Beacon, it is right outside your door.
The Tulsa Federal Courthouse
In addition to the proximity to the Tulsa County Courthouse, your office at the Beacon will put you within walking distance of the Federal Courthouse at the Page Belcher building as well. This location is perfect for an active attorney! This building isn't your typical courthouse either. According to the U.S. General Services Administration website, the building "first completed in 1917, this Classical Revival style Post Office and Courthouse has been described as 'the postal beauty of the southwest'…a marble, bronze and granite memorial to its builders. Upon entry, an impressive marble lobby and grand staircase greets visitors. One of the building's most unique features is the 'Tulsey Judicial Window', located in the stair landing between the first and second floor. It was installed in 1996 as part of GSA's Art and Architecture program."
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C'est une modeste délégation néo-zélandaise de 4 athlètes qui se présente à Paris, en France, à l'occasion des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924. Elle est constituée du sprinter Arthur Porritt (porte-drapeau), du boxeur Charlie Purdy, du nageur Clarrie Heard et de la nageuse Gwitha Shand. En dépit de ce nombre très restreint de compétiteurs, les Néo-zélandais reviennent de Paris avec une médaille de bronze conquise par Arthur Porritt, en Athlétisme,  sur 100 m. Ce qui permet à la Nouvelle-Zélande d'intégrer le tableau des médailles, en 23 position.

Médailles

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  Nouvelle-Zélande sur le site du Comité international olympique
  Nouvelle-Zélande aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924 sur Olympedia.org

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  Site officiel du comité olympique néo-zélandais

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 Jeux olympiques de 1924
 Nouvelle-Zélande aux Jeux olympiques

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At Shady Side Academy, we count on the parent/child relationship to help our students move forward feeling completely supported. It is one of the reasons the Blue & Gold Fund Parent Volunteer Program is so important to the daily operations of our campuses. The involvement of our parents is essential to the success of what we do as academic leaders in the community.
As a Blue & Gold Fund parent volunteer, you'll partner with the Alumni & Development Office to ask fellow parents to join you in supporting SSA. Parent volunteers serve as grade or division chairs, attend quarterly support drives and share fundraising updates with parents in your child's class.
Volunteers are vital to the success of the Blue & Gold Fund. Whether you live nearby or far away, have a few hours or a few minutes to give, we welcome your help. It is a wonderful way to connect with others in the SSA community through emails, phone calls, texts or letters.
Join in on the Homecoming festivities by becoming a parent volunteer. Help alumni and their families navigate the Senior School campus as they come for the annual weekend celebration.
Join the Blue & Gold Fund in greeting grandparents and special friends at each campus.
Share the vision and purpose of the Blue & Gold Fund with other parents. Encourage others to volunteer their time at one of the Blue & Gold Fund events.
Each spring, the Blue & Gold Fund hosts a Parent Participation Challenge. Your unrestricted Blue & Gold Fund gift made at any time before the end of the challenge will count toward participation for your students' grade(s). The class at each school with the highest parent participation will receive a prize at the end of the academic year.
For more information, contact Parent & Special Giving Officer Megan Chasin by email or at 412-968-3015.


Sheri and I had this with dinner thinking it would go well with a steak. I was a little disappointed but not surprised as many reports have said this vintage doesn't last long. Dark garnet in color with some amber fringes. Initial bouquet of earth, leather and red berries that eventually tones down. Initial flavor is typical new world with a somewhat feminine quality and very little oak, followed by raspberry and clove but with a short-medium crisp cherry finish with almost no tannins to speak of. It reminded me of a Sangiovese. I think this vintage is just past its peak on the way down. Drink now if you have any.


This rich and creamy rice pudding is delicious served warm or cold, and makes the perfect holiday dessert!
It's hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner! October went by in a flash and now that November is near, it's time to start thinking about holiday meals. I know what you're thinking...I have plenty of time! But I love to plan ahead so that I'm not stressing out the week before. And designing the menus is my favorite thing to do!
I tend to stick to traditional favorites year after year, but I always throw in one or two new recipes as well. Last year it was a new stuffing recipe and pecan pie for Thanksgiving. This year, I'm excited to resurrect the rice pudding that my grandma used to make when I was a kid. I haven't had rice pudding in years, but as I sat sifting through my grandma's recipe cards the other day, I came across her recipe and decided I wanted to give it a try. I gave it my own spin, of course, and it turned out simply amazing.
We eat a lot of rice in my house, and Mahatma is definitely my favorite brand. Whether it's Basmati for risotto or this pudding, or Jasmine rice when it's chicken fried rice night, the quality and taste is superb. I always have a couple of bags on hand because I go through them so quickly!
The best part about this rice pudding is how easy it is to make. It takes a little bit of time, but it's not difficult at all and calls for only a handful of ingredients. Any dish with milk, cream, sugar and vanilla has got to taste amazing, am I right? Super rich and creamy, it basically melts in your mouth.
Making this rice pudding definitely took me back to being in my grandma's kitchen during the holidays. I remember the smells and the sounds just like it was yesterday. I'm really looking forward to making this dessert during the holidays this year, and hopefully it will bring back memories for the rest of my family, too.
Do you have a family favorite recipe that you make during the holidays? Share with me in the comments below!
Now, let's get ready to make some pudding!
Bring the water, rice, and salt to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer until the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
Add the milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla and increase the heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, until the rice is tender and the mixture reaches a soft, creamy texture, about 30 minutes. Be sure to stir occasionally. Add the raisins and allow the pudding to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Remove the pudding from the heat and divide it evenly between small bowls. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and serve. The pudding can be eaten either warm or cold. Cover tightly and keep refrigerated.
Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Mahatma Rice, however, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep The Chef Next Door running!


Do I need to start Community Alliance programs/services in any specific order?
No, you can choose the programs that best fit what you need. We have trained staff to help you learn about all our services so you can make the best choice possible for yourself.
What are your walk-in hours to see someone about getting involved?
You can walk in at our 4001 Leavenworth Street office Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 1:30pm to talk with our staff about what you might be interested in and need. Please bring your insurance card along with you if you have one and if you have a mental health provider already, please bring along their contact information.
Do I need insurance to participate in Community Alliance programs?
Community Alliance accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and a variety of other third party insurances. If you do not have insurance, there are some programs available to you and funded by the State of Nebraska, Division of Behavioral Health. We also offer a sliding fee scale.
Does Community Alliance provide housing?
Yes, Community Alliance does provide housing along with mental health programming. To live in Community Alliance housing, you must also qualify for the mental health programming, such as Residential Rehabilitation, Community Support or Assertive Community Treatment. Community Alliance does not have general housing without the requirement to participate in mental health programming.
Do I need to pay rent when I live in Community Alliance housing?
Yes, you are required to pay rent. Community Alliance is like all other landlords in the community and rent must be paid monthly.
What services are offered in Fremont Nebraska?
Community Alliance offers Community Support services in Fremont. Community Support staff members will come to your home and/or meet with you in the community to address your needs. We have an office in Fremont located at 1900 E. Military Avenue, however the staff are working in the field the majority of the time so you won't likely find them there. Please call 402-341-5128 to reach the staff in Fremont.
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Clarksville Zombie Hunters opens season with charity event
Clarksville Zombie Hunters opened the 2018 season early this year, and made opening night even more special by providing free tickets to three local organizations, Clarksville Association for Down's Syndrome, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Rainbow.
Clarksville Zombie Hunters opens season with charity event Clarksville Zombie Hunters opened the 2018 season early this year, and made opening night even more special by providing free tickets to three local organizations, Clarksville Association for Down's Syndrome, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Rainbow. Check out this story on theleafchronicle.com: https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2018/09/23/clarksville-zombie-hunters-opens-season-charity-event/1406155002/
Tony Centonze, For the Leaf-Chronicle Published 6:24 p.m. CT Sept. 23, 2018
PHOTOS: Clarksville Zombie Hunters opening night
Clarksville Association for Down's Syndrome families pose for a quick photo at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Clarksville Zombie Hunters opened Saturday with speical guests from Clarksville Association for Down's Syndrome, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Rainbow. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Photos with actors in zombie costumes and makeup were a popular sight during opening night. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Photo props were a big draw at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Chuck Waller and Eric Yow getting everything ready for opening night at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Dan Scott and Christian Hill having fun at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Darrien and Camersyn Harper having fun at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Jim Patterson sells hot dogs to hungry zombie hunters. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
One of the zombies guests get to hunt at Clarksville Zombie Hunters shows off her makeup. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Leslie Hoggard has fun at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
One of the attractions at Clarksville Zombie Hunters promises thrill seekers a good time. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Photo props were a big draw at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
One of the areas where zombies are known to tread at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Before heading out on the trail, guests can get some good shooting in on the gun range. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
The hayride features guns and ammo for serious zombie hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Clarksville Zombie Hunters opened Saturday with speical guests from Clarksville Association for Down's Syndrome, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Rainbow. Tony Centonze, Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Richard, Callie and Ethan Santana have fun at Clarksvile Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Guests prepare to go on the hayride, where they'll be able to hunt zombies during opening night at Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Eric and Erin Yow, owners of Clarksville Zombie Hunters, got ready for opening night. Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle
Photos with actors in zombie costumes and makeup were a popular sight during opening night.(Photo: Tony Centonze / For The Leaf-Chronicle)Buy Photo
Families from the groups were able to enjoy the first hayrides of the fifth season at the popular venue. In its first four years, CZH has raised more than $50,000 for local charities. This fall, they are hoping to raise an additional $20,000.
"We're excited to have folks from CADS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Rainbow out here tonight," CZH's Chuck Waller said. "We donated a total of 92 tickets to these three groups so they could come out and enjoy themselves. It's free, and we just want them to have fun."
Sandra Mayo of CADS expressed her appreciation to CZH for the free tickets, and the opportunity to hunt some zombies. She also wanted to mention the annual CADS event that will take place in a few weeks.
"CADS is comprised of about 150 families, on average," Mayo said. "On Saturday, October 13, we will once again present The Community Cares Walk and Expo. It's a free event that runs from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. Last year, more than 1,000 people attended and participated.
"Our purpose, especially due to the fact that we are in a military community, is to bring service providers who showcase what they can offer to our local special needs families. It gives new families to the area a chance to meet first-hand 60-64 vendors who provide the services they might need."
"And, I just want to let the people at CZH know how much we appreciate tonight. A lot of the families are really excited," Mayo said. "They offered us these tickets last year, so I want to give them their props. This is a very generous donation. Last year, they gave us 30 tickets and this year 32, and that means a lot to our families."
Waller says they put their special guests at the front of Saturday's line, so that anyone with disabilities would have an easier time loading the vehicles for the 25-minute hayride. They also asked the zombies to dial back their performance, making Saturday's adventure in the woods a little less scary.
"It's our pleasure to donate to these families," Waller said. "We decided to open a little earlier than usual this year. Our business keeps getting better and better, and we keep adding new things to the experience. Our goal is to keep growing and improving. We have the zombie mission haunted trail, a target practice area and other areas to explore. We have food vendors out here, and we have some even bigger plans for the future."
For more information on CADS, go to www.cadstn.org. For more information on Clarksville Zombie Hunters, go to www.clarksvillezombiehunters.com.
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Home Government DA vs EFF: How To Campaign Against Your "Partners"
DA vs EFF: How To Campaign Against Your "Partners"
That the cold coalition between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), forged to kick the African National Congress (ANC) out of important metros, has always been in trouble, is no secret. The DA's election messaging on the EFF is to tie it to the ANC, as was shown by an election poster unveiled in the Western Cape earlier this week. However, it's unlikely the official opposition will push this too far – after all, there will still be metros to govern after the elections are over, and it cannot govern there without EFF votes.
As part of its campaigning in the Western Cape for the 2019 national elections, the DA erected posters in the Cape Town CBD on January 21 reading "Register to keep the ANC/EFF out of the Western Cape". The party have sent out texts to voters in the Cape with similar messages about keeping out the ANC and EFF from the currently DA-run province.
DA Defends Controversial Billboard With Life Esidimeni Memorial
Responding to a question from The Daily Vox about this at a presser on January 23, EFF leader Julius Malema said this could harm future partnerships between the parties. "After putting up those posters and insulting us they will then ask us to vote with them?" Malema said the DA has been insulting the party.
Malema: Don't Leave Political Power To The Elderly
Last year Malema said the DA had been calling them "VBS looters" going as far as to SMS and call people to tell them not to vote for the EFF. This was following a Treasury report detailing how EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu's brother, Brian Shivambu, allegedly sent R10 million of the stolen R16.1 million from people who banked at VBS, to Floyd, with the party receiving R1.3 million of that money in October.
The EFF and the DA made a decision after the local government elections 2016 to cooperate with each other, enabling the DA to form coalition governments with DA mayors unseating their ANC counterparts in key metros such as Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Nelson Mandela Bay.
DA communications director Mabine Seabe said the DA will campaign on its own in the elections as an individual party. "There have been instances when the EFF has insulted the DA and its leadership and we have continued to work together for the sake of the people of South Africa," Seabe said.
Seabe was reacting to a question from The Daily Vox about EFF leader Julius Malema's comments on January 23.
The EFF's support of the DA has been tenacious. In 2018 they supported the calls by the United Democratic Movement (UDM) to remove the DA's Athol Trollip in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan. This led to Trollip losing a vote of confidence in the metro, and his mayorship. The metro's leadership then went to the UDM.
"The current coalition – although the EFF didn't want to call it a coalition – between the DA, the EFF, and the municipalities is not based on a principled position with shared vision across party lines," political analyst Tasneem Essop said in an interview with The Daily Vox. This means the coalitions have been unstable in many municipalities. The EFF used this opportunity to threaten its support in municipalities as we saw in Nelson Mandela Bay, she said.
The coalitions are based more on political expediency than current electioneering. "What happens after elections is still up for grabs. The electioneering will go on but when it comes down to it, how the numbers fall and which party needs to use another to get into government will be the most important factor," she said.
There was already enough political fodder for the EFF to object to voting with the DA even before the August 2016 elections. But given that they still went into these relationships and coalitions with the DA, that for Essop is the big question mark around how principled the EFF are they when it comes to electioneering.
What this will mean for Msimanga's Premier candidacy
If the EFF does withdraw its support for the DA, this could put the DA Gauteng premier candidate Solly Msimanga in jeopardy.
"They say Msimanga will be Premier: with whose help?" he said at the presser, referring to the DA's dependence on the EFF.
Msimanga stepped down in January as Tshwane mayor to "focus on his premier's campaign." Seabe said: "If the EFF chooses not to support a DA candidate when we elect a new mayor in the City of Tshwane, they will have to answer to the people why they supported an ANC candidate and why they supported a government that is patently corrupt."
"There's room for the DA to be a bit cautious," Essop said. But she thinks the DA's electioneering style will not matter as much as we think. "They'll negotiate that after the elections. It will be a chip that the EFF will hold: they can say well you campaigned against us in this way, why should we give you the support now? But it's going to be a matter of balancing the numbers after the election," Essop added.
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Rise to create something new for our life. Our bed will be a collectible furniture. Not just a bed frame, but we should take this chance to make good things. Entering this stage, make me nervous. We should take this stuff and then go home. This ideas can be easy to find in home depot. Also we can ask professional advises to help us. Our action to make home upgraded is a moving forward step. We are live in modern era.


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151. Minutes of the Fourth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board0
Washington, May 9, 1946, 2:30 p.m.
Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers, Director of Central Intelligence, in the Chair
Members Present
Dr. William L. Langer, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State in Charge of Research and Intelligence
Lt. General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Assistant Chief of Staff, G–2, W.D.G.S.
Commodore Charles J. Rend (representing Rear Admiral Thomas B. Inglis, Chief of Naval Intelligence)
Brig. General George C. McDonald, Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence
Mr. D. M. Ladd, for Items 1 and 2 (representing Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Also Present
Mr. Kingman Douglass, Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Group
Colonel M. N. Huston, G–2
Captain R. K. Davis, USN, O.N.I.
Colonel E. P. Mussett, A–2
Lt. Colonel F. K. Newcomer, G–2
Colonel L. J. Fortier, Central Intelligence Group
Captain W. B. Goggins, USN, Central Intelligence Group
Colonel R. H. Boberg, Central Intelligence Group
Colonel H. F. Cunningham (for Item 1), Central Intelligence Group
Captain R. Goldthwaite, USN (for Items 2–4), Central Intelligence Group
Colonel C. P. Nicholas, Central Intelligence Group
Colonel W. A. Perry, Central Intelligence Group
Colonel T. J. Sands, Central Intelligence Group
Mr. James S. Lay, Jr., Secretary, National Intelligence Authority
Mr. J. K. Tibby, Assistant Secretary
1. Policy on Clearance of Personnel for Duties With Central Intelligence Group (C.I.G. 7 and C.I.G. 7/1)1
The proposed amendments to C.I.G. 7, as contained in C.I.G. 7/1, were taken under consideration.
Admiral Souers was of the opinion that the screening committee recommended by the Chief of Naval Intelligence in C.I.G. 7/1 would be difficult to administer and in fact, was an unnecessary duplication of other provisions of the paper, since Paragraph 8 of C.I.G. 7 provided that no individuals could be certified for duties with the Central Intelligence Group until after a security inquiry which would include a records check of member agencies of the I.A.B.
Commodore Rend felt that it is impossible to do too much in the interests of security. He saw no completely desirable substitute for the proposed formal screening committee, even if it were to involve some degree of duplication, and he was sure that he spoke the views of the Chief of Naval Intelligence in this connection.
Admiral Souers agreed that all practicable security measures should be taken even if they involved extra work, but he thought all such measures should be practical and capable of efficient administration.
In the course of further discussion, in which other members expressed satisfaction with the language of the section as written, Colonel Boberg proposed as the basis of a generally agreeable solution the revision of Paragraph 7 of C.I.G. 7 to read:
"7. Reports of investigations will be subject to review in each case by the Security Officer, C.I.G., who will verify that member departments other than the nominating department have cleared the nominee. Final decision as to acceptability of an individual for an assignment to the Central Intelligence Group will rest with the Director of Central Intelligence."
The amendment was accepted.
The recommendations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and of the State Department were then considered. Admiral Souers said that he agreed with Mr. Hoover's criticism of Paragraph 9 of C.I.G. 7 and believed that the remedy should be the addition to that paragraph of the following provision:
"In each case of clearance based on a previous satisfactory character and loyalty investigation or on the basis of a minimum of ten (10) years honorable Government service, a check of the appropriate records in the Department of State; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Military Intelligence Service, War Department, and Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, will be made prior to the issuance of a clearance certificate."
Mr. Ladd and other members of the Intelligence Advisory Board agreed to this change.
Dr. Langer set forth the purpose of the State Department recommendations covering exceptional cases, but after discussion it was agreed that the provisions of C.I.G. 7 (Paragraph 13) were satisfactory to all concerned. After accepting further minor amendments offered by the Central Planning Staff,
The Intelligence Advisory Board:
Approved C.I.G. 7, subject to the amendments above (Enclosure to C.I.G. 7 subsequently issued as C.I.G. Directive No. 82).
2. Provision for Monitoring of Press and Propaganda Broadcasts of Foreign Powers (C.I.G. 1/1 and C.I.G. 1/2)3
Admiral Souers reviewed the history of the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service (FBIS). He noted the recommendation in his own report (C.I.G. 1/1) that the service be continued under C.I.G. direction and War Department administration, and invited attention to the dissenting recommendation of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G–2, in C.I.G. 1/2, that the project be administered by the Department of State or by the C.I.G. directly. On the second point, Admiral Souers could not agree with General Vandenberg that the Central Intelligence Group should administer such a service directly. The C.I.G. is not an independent agency and thus is not empowered to sign contracts, nor does it have technical personnel readily available. While the C.I.G. was authorized to perform "such services of common concern as the National Intelligence Authority determines can be more efficiently accomplished centrally", he believed the most efficient procedure in this case was probably that outlined in C.I.G. 1/1.
General Vandenberg agreed it would be difficult for the C.I.G. to assume direct administrative control of FBIS at this time. Yet he felt that the position of the War Department should be appreciated and understood. As he saw it, the War Department had accepted the interim responsibility for administering FBIS until the end of this fiscal year, in order to serve the many Government agencies interested in the product of monitoring. Now, more than ever, it was clear that the bulk of the information obtained by this means was not primarily related to military intelligence; rather it related to political and economic intelligence, and for this reason was surely of greater interest to the Department of State than to the War Department. He doubted whether G–2 could continue to justify requests for FBIS appropriations for these reasons, and he felt there should be no delay in placing the administration of FBIS in an agency of primary interest, such as State, or in C.I.G. as a centralized service.
Admiral Souers noted that the disposition proposed in C.I.G. 1/1 would require the approval of the National Intelligence Authority. Should the Authority agree that the War Department was the appropriate agency to administer the service, it could be presumed that the Secretaries of State, War, and the Navy could defend the conclusion in relation to appropriations.
General Vandenberg thought it would be easier for the three Secretaries to defend the service within State or C.I.G. than in the War Department.
Admiral Souers said he had originally thought the State Department would be the ideal lodgment for FBIS, and in fact he believed the former Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Mr. McCormack) had once held the same view. However, there had recently been so much question as to the scope of the operations to be undertaken by State that he thought it best to leave the administrative responsibility where it was—that is, in the War Department—with over-all direction from C.I.G.
General Vandenberg pointed out that, since only about 5% of all foreign broadcasts are monitored, priorities must be constantly shifted to meet the most important requirements. The War Department is unable to anticipate the shifting requirements for political and economic information, and thus to adjust its coverage of foreign output, as promptly as would a directly interested agency such as the Department of State. Moreover, all that would be necessary for such a change would be to transfer the existing technical group and point their activities in the direction of major interest.
Dr. Langer said he recognized the force of General Vandenberg's argument. Much of the material which FBIS was obliged to cover dealt with political, economic, and psychological developments of the greatest interest and importance to the State Department. It might be logical to place FBIS administration under State. At the same time, in view of the current heavy burden on State Department administrative facilities, he was not sure that the Department could now assume a new responsibility of such dimensions. The subject was one on which he could not express a final judgment without checking with his own Department.
General Vandenberg added that G–2 would be glad to lend to State the services of necessary experts, and to arrange for a gradual transfer of administrative responsibility, if such measures would assist a solution.
After concluding discussion, and on the motion of Admiral Souers,
Deferred action on C.I.G. 1/1 pending further study.
Noted that the Director of Central Intelligence directed the Central Planning Staff to consult with appropriate officials in G–2 and the State Department as to the practicability of transferring the monitoring function to the State Department, and to recommend any revisions in C.I.G. 1/1 deemed appropriate.
3. Development of Intelligence on USSR (C.I.G. 84 and C.I.G. 8/15)
The memorandum of the Director of Central Intelligence (C.I.G. 8) and the proposed amendments thereto (C.I.G. 8/1) were considered by the Members.
After discussion, the following amendments to the Enclosure to C.I.G. 8 were adopted:
In Paragraph 3 the fourth sentence was revised to read: "The Planning Committee will select a chairman from among its representatives. The Secretary shall be furnished by a member agency by mutual agreement."
In Paragraph 4.a., the words "as necessary and available" were inserted at the end of the second sentence.
In Paragraph 4.b., the word "practicable" was inserted at the end of the third sentence.
4. Distribution of C.I.G. Daily Summary
Admiral Souers advised that inquiry had been received from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as to the possibility of his being placed on the distribution for the C.I.G. Daily Summary. He noted that since the distribution of the Summary had been established by the National Intelligence Authority, any increased distribution would require the Authority's approval.
After discussion,
Noted that the Director of Central Intelligence would discuss informally with the Secretary of State the distribution of the C.I.G. Daily Summary to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Top Secret. The meeting was held at the War Department.↩
Neither printed. (Both ibid., HS/HC–276)↩
Dated May 9. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 130) See the Supplement.↩
CIG 1, February 25, 1946, CIG 1/1, April 26, 1946, and CIG 1/2, May 8, 1946. (Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–276) See the Supplement.↩
Dated May 8, 1946. (Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–276) See the Supplement.↩
Fortier, Brigadier General Louis J.Hoover, J. EdgarInglis, Thomas B.Ladd, MiltonLanger, William L.Lay, James S., Jr.Leahy, Admiral William D.McCormack, AlfredMcDonald, George C.Souers, Rear Admiral Sydney W.Vandenberg, Lieutenant General Hoyt S.
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Q: VB script_CReating Folder inside folder For i = 1 To 40 Step 1

  ChildFolderPath = ChildFolderPath & "\" & "LargeFolder" & i
  If fso.FolderExists(ChildFolderPath) Then
    MsgBox ("Folder Exists")
  else
    fso.CreateFolder (ChildFolderPath)
  End If
Next

But after creating 21 folders, I am getting error 53, "File path not found". Why?

A: You're hitting the Windows limitation on maximum path length, which is 260 characters.
The linked article also mentions a workaround to use extended-length paths up to (approximately) 32767 characters long – add \\?\ before the drive name. For example:
ChildFolderPath = "\\?\C:\MyFolder"

As also noted in that article, even though you can create extended-length paths programmatically, the Windows shell (e.g. Explorer) may be unable to handle them properly. For example, you may get the "The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system" error when trying to delete a long path folder from Explorer or the command prompt.

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UN report says China is complicit in North Korean atrocities
The Koreas at Night, photographed January 30, 2014, from the International Space Station. The coast of North Korea is so dark as to be almost invisible, while South Korea is ablaze. South Korea uses 10,162 kilowatt hours per capita, compared to North Korea at 739 kilowatt hours. Photo courtesy of NASA.
JONATHAN MANTHORPE
By emphasizing China's complicity in the unparalleled atrocities by the North Korean regime of its people, United Nations investigators have doubtless ensured Beijing will use its Security Council veto to block further action.
Beijing has reacted angrily to the commission's findings and recommendations, which are highly critical of China's treatment of North Korean refugees who have fled across the border.
Chinese authorities regularly forcibly return these people, knowing they will be mistreated, tortured or killed. Beijing's actions, says the commission, could be called "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity."
Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called the contents of the UN report "unreasonable criticism." The border-crossers, estimated by Beijing to number 30,000, but more likely to be about 200,000, "are not refugees," she said. "We term them illegal North Korean migrants."
So it is highly unlikely that action will be taken on the recommendations in the 372-page report that the UN enforce targeted sanctions against key figures in the Pyongyang regime of Kim Jong-un, including the new young leader himself. Also falling by the wayside will be the recommendation that the evidence of massive abuse gathered from refugees in a year-long series of interviews be passed to the International Criminal Court for possible prosecution.
But it was probably worth risking the fate of the report in order to put Beijing on the carpet. Every now and then the world should be reminded that while the modern Chinese Communist Party government may be rich and powerful, it remains an abusive authoritarian regime which does not hesitate to use violence against its own people or anyone else who challenges its interests.
For years Beijing has played a duplicitous game over North Korea, for which it is the only international support and ally. While publicly joining international concern over the ruling Kim family's development of nuclear weapons, Beijing has made itself the indispensable intermediary and used that position to effectively block any vigorous efforts to bring Pyongyang to heel.
China may be genuinely concerned about the acquisition of nuclear warheads by the unpredictable and often crudely violent North Korean regime. But Beijing would rather live with that uncertainty than have the Kim regime collapse with the probability that the peninsular would be reunified under South Korean leadership.
For Beijing, North Korea is a useful buffer state, keeping United States ally South Korea from its borders.
From the start of the work by the UN commission, led by retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, Beijing made clear its disdain for the whole process. This week Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua summed it up by saying: "We believe that politicizing human rights issues is not conducive towards improving a country's human rights. We believe that taking human rights issues to the International Criminal Court is not helpful to improving a country's human rights situation."
So it was not surprising that when the UN commission tried on several occasions last year to arrange an invitation to China, it got nowhere. The report details the commission's efforts to travel to the area of northeastern China to where most of the North Korean refugees have fled, to interview defectors there, and to talk to Chinese officials and experts dealing with North Korea. All these requests were turned down.
That rejection seems to have irked the UN commissioners. In the past, UN reports on human rights in North Korea have shied away from fingering China and referred only to problems for refugees in "neighbouring states."
This time there is no such courtesy. There are six recommendations – one could almost call them demands – leveled squarely at Beijing.
China is called upon to stop forcibly repatriating North Korea refugees, unless their safety can be guaranteed by international human rights monitors. Beijing should offer proper asylum to the refugees and stop giving information about individuals to North Korea's State Security Department.
China should also stop North Korean security agents from crossing the border to abduct refugees, who are then tortured or killed. Beijing should give special protection to North Korean refugee women who have established relationships with Chinese men. If these women are repatriated it is common for them to be given forced abortions by North Korean security agents or have their children killed in the name of preserving racial purity.
The commission insists China should give the UN High Commissioner for Refugees access to the North Korean defectors. Beijing should also seek advice and assistance from the UN to ensure it is meeting its obligations under international refugee law.
It is a damning indictment of Beijing, especially in the context of the evidence of the appalling abuses heaped on the people of North Korea by the Kim regime. The commissioners say the evidence of systematic starvation, torture and killings by the regime are without "any parallel in the contemporary world," but are reminiscent of genocide in Germany under the Nazis and the "killing fields" in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot.
It would be encouraging to be able to believe that China will take this report seriously and recognize that if it wants to be a global player, it must play by global rules.
But unfortunately, the evidence is that one of the current Beijing regime's ambitions as a global power is to make its own rules.
Copyright © Jonathan Manthorpe 2014
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The Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R. Morris
By John J. Scully, PhD, CPA
The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash
By Charles R. Morris
Public Affairs, 2008
According to Morris, the main culprits are the U.S. Federal Reserve's free-money policies, the banking industry's up-front deal financing and predatory lending practices, "re-engineered" mortgage application and approval processes, and high leveraging of credit-related hedge funds.
Morris applauds 1980s and 1990s conservatives for freeing markets and deregulating the financial industry, especially following the unsuccessful economic experiments of the 1970s that brought wage and price controls as well as mind-numbing taxes and regulatory schemes. But now, he says, "a quarter-century of Chicago school piloting has brought us . . . to a debacle on at least the scale of the one caused by the liberal crackup of the 1970s."
Toward the end of the book, Morris tackles other current social challenges, like healthcare and social security, arguing opportunistically against an unidentified opponent. He writes that ideological battles over the government's role in solving these challenges are futile and argues rather weakly, in my opinion that as zero government involvement is not possible, then the government should be responsible for taking the lead. His faith in government-based solutions is confirmed when he woefully concludes: "I won't speculate on possible solutions, but they will involve an expansion of government."
To a skeptic, Morris' interesting early analysis ends with a tired refrain calling for vague and undefined government expansion, without any articulation of related responsibilities and accountabilities for his proposed expanded bureaucracy. Given this century's already prolific federal government expansion and the government's sizable role in causing the credit meltdown, a much more promising approach may be to redirect the existing bureaucracy toward controlling deficit spending, limiting the bloated money supply, and correcting the government's chronic oversight failures.
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Q: How to write custom datatype (std::array filled with std::pairs) to a filestream I am quite new to c++ and I am building a model studying certain mutations in genes. My "genes" are defined as a function of two doubles, a and b. A single gene is saved in a std::pair format. The whole genome consists of four of these genes collected in a std:array.
I perform some changes on the genes and want to write the information in a text file for analysis. The way I have currently implemented this is tedious. I have separate functions (8 in total) which collect the information like g[i].first, g[i[.second etc. for every i in the array. I feel this could be done much more efficiently.
Relevant code:
Declaration of data type:
using gene = std::pair<double, double>;
using genome = std::array<gene, 4>;

Function in which I create a genome called g:
genome Individual::init_Individual()
{
    double a1, a2, a3, a4 = -1.0;
    double b1, b2, b3, b4 = 0.0;
    gene g1{ a1,b1 };
    gene g2{ a2,b2 };
    gene g3{ a3,b3 };
    gene g4{ a4,b4 };
    genome g{g1,g2,g3,g4};
    return g;
}

Example of collect function:
double get_Genome_a1() { return g[0].first; };

Function in which I write information to a text file:
void Individual::write_Statistics(unsigned int &counter)
{
    //Generate output file stream
    std::ofstream ofs;
    ofs.open("data.txt", std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::app);
    ofs << counter << std::setw(14) << get_Genome_a1() <<     std::setw(14)
        << get_Genome_a2() << std::setw(14) << get_Genome_b1() <<
        std::setw(14) << get_Genome_b2() << "\n";
}
ofs.close();

}
etc, etc. So the final result of my data file in this example looks like this:
1   a1    a2    b1   b2
2   a1    a2    b1   b2
3   a1    a2    b1   b2
etc, etc.
My question:

*

*I am currently storing the two doubles in a std::pair, which I collect in a std::array. Is this an efficient storage mechanism or can this be improved?

*Is there a way to directly reference an individual element from my custom data type "genome" using only one function to write every element away in the exact same manner as I am doing now (with fourteen spaces between every element)? Something in pseudocode like: get_Genome() {return g;};, and when you call it you can specify the element like: get_Genome([0].first) which would be the first value stored in the first pair of the array, for example.

Happy to learn, any insight is appreciated.

A: Your storage is good. Neither pair nor array requires indirect/dynamic allocation, so this is great for cache locality.
As for referencing elements, no, not exactly like that. You could have an enum with members FIRST, SECOND then pass that as another argument to get_Genome. But, honestly, this doesn't seem to me to be worthwhile.
Overall, your approach looks great to me. My only suggestions would be:
Re-use one ofstream
…rather than opening and closing the file for every sample. You should see substantial speed improvements from that change.
You could make one in your main or whatever, and have write_Statistics take a std::ostream&, which would also be more flexible!
Initialise a bit quicker
All those declarations in init_Individual may get optimised, but why take the risk? The following is pretty expressive:
genome Individual::init_Individual()
{
    const double a = -1.0;
    const double b =  0.0;

    return {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}};
}

It's worth noting here that your double initialisations were wrong: you were only initialising a4 and b4; your compiler ought to have warned you about this. But, as shown, we don't need all of those anyway as they [are intended to] have the same values!

A: Your array looks good, however using std::pair in this situation might make it a bit more tedious. I would create 2 simple classes or structures one to represent a gene and the other to represent your genome. I'd still use array. The class might look something like this:
#include <array>

const int genesPerGenome = 4; // change this to set how many...

struct Gene {
    double a_;
    double b_;

    Gene() = default;
    Gene(double a, double b) : a_(a), b_(b) {}
};

struct Genome {
    std::array<Gene, genesPerGenome> genome_;
    int geneCount_{0};

    Genome() = default;

    void addGene(const Gene& gene) {
        if ( geneCount_ >= genesPerGenome ) return;
        genome_[geneCount_++] = gene; // post increment since we added one
    }
};

Then I would have a stand alone function that would generate your genome as such:
void generateGenome( Genome& genome ) {
    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
        // When looking at your example; I notices that the genes were all
        // initialized with [-1.0,0.0] so I used Gene's constructor to init
        // them with those values.
        Gene gene(-1.0, 0.0);
        genome.addGene(gene);
    }
}

Then to couple these together, I'll just print them to the console for demonstration. You can then take this approach and apply it to what ever calculations that will be done and then writing the results to a file.
#include <array>
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    Genome genome;
    generateGenome( genome );

    // printing to console here is where you would do your calculations then write to file
    for ( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
        if ( i >= genome.geneCount_ ) break; // prevent accessing beyond array bounds
        std::cout << (i+1) << " [" << genome.genome_[i].a_ << "," << genome.genome_[i].b_ << "]\n";
    }

    return 0;
}

-Output- - No calculations, only the initialized values:
1 [-1,0]
2 [-1,0]
3 [-1,0]
4 [-1,0]

Maybe this will help. From here you can write a operartor<<() function that will take an ostream reference object and a const reference to a Genome and from there you should be able to print the entire Genome to file in a single function call.
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User t.niese left a comment with a valid point that I had overlooked. I was using a static variable in the addGene() function. This would work okay as long as you are working only with a single Genome, but if you had more than one Genome object, every time you'd call the addGene() function this value would increase and you wouldn't be able to add more than gene to each genome due to the condition of the if statement in the addGene() function.
I had modified the original code above to fix this limitation. Here I removed the static variable and I introduced two new variables; one is a const int that represents how many genes per genome as it will be used to define the size of your array as well as checking against how many genes to add to that genome. The other variable I added is a member variable to the Genome class itself that keeps track of how many genes there are per each Genome object.

A: Here is an example of what i meant in my comment by overloading the operator [].
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>

class Genome {
    public:
        typedef std::pair<double, double> gene;

    private:
        double a1 = -1.0, a2 = -1.0, a3 = -1.0, a4 = -1.0;
        double b1 = 0.0, b2 = 0.0, b3 = 0.0, b4 = 0.0;

        gene g1{ a1,b1 };
        gene g2{ a2,b2 };
        gene g3{ a3,b3 };
        gene g4{ a4,b4 };

  public:
      Genome() {}

      const double operator[] (std::string l) const {
          if (l == "a1") {return g1.first;}
          else if (l == "b1") {return g1.second;}
          else if (l == "a2") {return g2.first;}
          else if (l == "b2") {return g2.second;}
          else if (l == "a3") {return g3.first;}
          else if (l == "b3") {return g3.second;}
          else if (l == "a4") {return g4.first;}
          else if (l == "b4") {return g4.second;}
          else {
              throw std::invalid_argument("not valid label");
          }
      }

      void setvalue(std::string l, double x) {
          if (l == "a1") {g1.first = x;}
          else if (l == "b1") {g1.second = x;}
          else if (l == "a2") {g2.first = x;}
          else if (l == "b2") {g2.second = x;}
          else if (l == "a3") {g3.first = x;}
          else if (l == "b3") {g3.second = x;}
          else if (l == "a4") {g4.first = x;}
          else if (l == "b4") {g4.second = x;}
          else {
              throw std::invalid_argument("not valid label");
          }
      }

    void write_Statistics(unsigned int counter) {
        std::ofstream ofs;
        ofs.open("data.txt", std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::app);
        ofs << counter
        << std::setw(14) << (*this)["a1"] << std::setw(14) << (*this)["a2"]
        << std::setw(14) << (*this)["b1"] << std::setw(14) << (*this)["b2"] << "\n";
        ofs.close();
    }
    }
};

I don't know if you may find useful to access to the individual genes by a label instead of an index, but this is what this overload do.
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    Genome a = Genome();
    std::cout << a["b1"] << std::endl; #this prints 0

    a.setvalue("b2", 3.0);
    std::cout << a["b2"] << std::endl; #this prints 3

    a.write_Statistics(0);
    return 0;
}


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Spotify Purchases Minority Stake in DistroKid
Spotify has purchased a minority stake in music distribution service DistroKid. This is an important development for artists who learned last month that they can now upload music directly to the Swedish streaming service.
Details of the investment are scarce in the blog post announcing the partnership, but it reveals more about Spotify's direction since it listed on the NYSE in April. The expansion into connecting with artists more than merely labels or listeners invites undiscovered and beginning producers to a global market.
Spotify had previously been criticized for the announcement in September about artists directly uploading their own music. Since there are plenty of other platforms and competitors, there was no real attraction to use this feature. DistroKid completely changes the game.
"We'll get your music into iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon, Google Play, Tidal, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Deezer and 150+ other stores & streaming services." – DISTROKID
Before the investment, artists could upload music to a service like DistroKid to distribute their music. The integration with uploads to Spotify means that anything uploaded to Spotify will automatically be distributed to all other platforms, creating a one-stop shop and strengthening Spotify's position in the market.
When Spotify first revealed its financials, it showed the company has been running at a net loss every year. More strategic investments like this indicate a deliberate move to find more sources of income, especially after we learned the premium service subscriber number may be overinflated.
With tons of places for young and beginner artists to upload their music like Soundcloud, Youtube and Apple Music, this partnership between Spotify and DistroKid is really catering to everyone.
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Charity dinner and dance raises a fantastic £3659
On Saturday 25th March a charity dinner and dance was held at Frensham Pond Hotel in aid of local charity Pancreatic Cancer Action raising an amazing £3659.
Photo from the night
The event was organised by Mark Bell, who is currently fighting pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed last year, and Tina Hack, Mark's Wife. This is not the first event Mark and Tina have held for the charity as they also organised a family fun day and football match last October which raised over £3000 too.
Mark says "Thank you to everyone for attending and helping a such worthwhile cause and I want to say a big thank you to Tina for helping organising the night."
Ali Stunt, CEO and founder of the charity, and Lucy De'Lemos, fundraising manager of the charity attended the event to support the night.
Ali says "I am so honoured to have been able to attend such a special evening and to have been able to say a few words about why raising the profile of pancreatic cancer is so important."
"It was a stunning evening that Mark and Tina put so much effort into and a big thank you to all who attended and helped to raise that fantastic amount."
Pancreatic Cancer Action is committed to working towards earlier diagnosis of the disease so that surgery, currently the only cure, is made available to the sufferer. The charity fund research into early diagnosis, provide medical education programmes and launch awareness campaigns so that pancreatic cancer no longer has to be UK's 5th biggest cancer.


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Live transcription and captioning in Android are a boon to the hearing-impaired
2:57pm, 7th May, 2019
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A set of new features for Android could alleviate some of the difficulties of living with hearing impairment and other conditions. Live transcription, captioning, and relay use speech recognition and synthesis to make content on your phone more accessible — in real time.
Announced today at Google's I/O event in a surprisingly long segment on accessibility, the features all rely on improved speech-to-text and text-to-speech algorithms, some of which now run on-device rather than sending audio to a datacenter to be decoded.
The first feature to be highlighted, live transcription, was already mentioned by Google before. It's a simple but very useful tool: open the app and the device will listen to its surroundings and simply display any speech it recognizes as text on the screen.
We've seen this in translator apps and devices, like the One Mini, and the meeting transcription highlighted yesterday at Microsoft Build. One would think that such a straightforward tool is long overdue, but in fact everyday circumstances like talking to a couple friends at a cafe, can be remarkably difficult for natural language systems trained on perfectly recorded single-speaker audio. Improving the system to the point where it can track multiple speakers and display accurate transcripts quickly has no doubt been a challenge.
Another feature enabled by this improved speech recognition ability is live captioning, which essentially does the same thing as above, but for video. Now when you watch a YouTube video, listen to a voice message, or even take a video call, you'll be able to see what the person in it is saying, in real time.
That should prove incredibly useful not just for the millions of people who can't hear what's being said, but also those who don't speak the language well and could use text support, or anyone watching a show on mute when they're supposed to be going to sleep, or any number of other circumstances where hearing and understanding speech just isn't the best option.
Captioning phone calls is something CEO Sundar Pichai said is still under development, but the "live relay" feature they demoed on stage showed how it might work. A person who is hearing-impaired or can't speak will certainly find an ordinary phone call to be pretty worthless. But live relay turns the call immediately into text, and immediately turns text responses into speech the person on the line can hear.
Live captioning should be available on Android Q when it releases, with some device restrictions. Live transcribe is available now but a warning states that it is currently in development. Live relay is yet to come, but showing it on stage in such a complete form suggests it won't be long before it appears.
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Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash
Mar 22, 2022, 5:57 AM | Updated: Jun 13, 2022, 3:37 pm
FILE: A couple looks at a China Eastern Airlines Corp. aircraft flying near Haneda Airport on April 21, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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BY DAKE KANG AND NG HAN GUAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WUZHOU, China (AP) — Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers scouring a remote Chinese mountainside Tuesday for the wreckage of a China Eastern flight that one day earlier inexplicably fell from the sky and burst into a huge fireball.
No survivors have been found among the 123 passengers and nine crew members. Video clips posted by China's state media show small pieces of the Boeing 737-800 plane scattered over a wide forested area, some in green fields, others in burnt-out patches with raw earth exposed after fires burned in the trees. Each piece of debris has a number next to it, the larger ones marked off by police tape.
As family members gathered at the destination and departure airports, what caused the plane to drop out of the sky shortly before it would have begun its descent to the southern China metropolis of Guangzhou remained a mystery. The search for the black boxes, which hold the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, would be difficult, the official Xinhua News Agency said, and involve drones and manual searching.
The crash left a deep pit in the mountainside, Xinhua said, citing rescuers. Chen Weihao, who saw the falling plane while working on a farm, told the news agency it hit a gap in the mountain where nobody lived.
"The plane looked to be in one piece when it nosedived. Within seconds, it crashed," Chen said.
China Eastern flight 5735 crashed outside the city of Wuzhou in the Guangxi region while flying from Kunming, the capital of the southwestern province of Yunnan, to Guangzhou, an industrial center not far from Hong Kong on China's southeastern coast. It ignited a fire big enough to be seen on NASA satellite images before firefighters could extinguished it.
No foreigners were on board the lost flight, the Foreign Ministry said, citing a preliminary review.
Dinglong Culture, a Guangzhou company in both mining and TV and movie production, said in a statement to the Shenzhen stock exchange that its CFO, Fang Fang, was a passenger. Zhongxinghua, an accounting firm used by Dinglong, said that two of its employees were also on the flight.
The crash site is surrounded on three sides by mountains and accessible only by foot and motorcycle on a steep dirt road in the semitropical Guangxi region, famed for some of China's most spectacular scenery.
Rain fell Tuesday afternoon as excavators dug out a path to make access easier, state broadcaster CCTV said. The steepness of the slope made the positioning of heavy equipment difficult.
A base of operations was set up near the crash site with rescue vehicles, ambulances and an emergency power supply truck parked in the narrow space. Soldiers and rescue workers combed the charred crash site and surrounding heavily dense vegetation.
Police restricted access, checking each vehicle entering Molang, a village near the crash site. Five people with swollen eyes walked out of the village, got into a car and left. Onlookers said they were relatives of the passengers.
Family members gathered at Kunming and Guangzhou airports. People draped in pink blankets and slumped in massage chairs could be seen in a traveler rest area in the basement of the one in Kunming. Workers wheeled in mattresses and brought bagged meals. A security guard blocked an AP journalist from entering, saying that "interviews aren't being accepted."
In Guangzhou, relatives were escorted to a reception center staffed by employees wearing full protective gear to guard against the coronavirus.
At least five hotels with more than 700 rooms had been requisitioned in Wuzhou's Teng county for family members, Chinese media reported.
Workers in hazmat suits set up a registration desk and administered COVID-19 tests at the entrance to one hotel, outside of Molang. A sign read, "The hotel is requisitioned for March 21 plane accident emergency use." At another hotel, a group of women, some wearing vests with Red Cross markings, registered at a hotel desk set up outside.
The nation's first fatal plane crash in more than a decade dominated China's news and social media. World leaders including Great Britain's Boris Johnson, India's Narendra Modi and Canada's Justin Trudeau posted condolences on Twitter.
Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said that the company was deeply saddened by the news and had offered the full support of its technical experts to assist in the investigation.
"The thoughts of all of us at Boeing are with the passengers and crew members … as well as their families and loved ones," he wrote in a message to Boeing employees.
The plane was about an hour into its flight, at an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,840 meters), when it entered a steep, fast dive around 2:20 p.m., according to data from FlightRadar24.com. The plane plunged to 7,400 feet before briefly regaining about 1,200 feet in altitude, then dove again. The plane stopped transmitting data 96 seconds after starting to dive.
The aircraft was delivered to the airline in June 2015 and had been flying for more than six years.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, where the flight was headed, is one of China's main aviation hubs. It is the home base for China Southern Airlines. As the pandemic upended air travel, it rocketed past Beijing and Atlanta to claim the title of world's busiest airport in 2020 — the most recent year for which annual data is available — handling more than 43 million passengers.
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province, home to export-driven factories making smartphones, toys, furniture and other goods. Its Auto City district has joint ventures operated by Toyota, Nissan and others. Kunming, the departure city which is 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) west, is the capital of Yunnan province, an agricultural, mining and tourism center that borders Southeast Asia.
China Eastern, which is headquartered in Shanghai, has grounded all of its 737-800s, China's Transport Ministry said. Aviation experts said it is unusual to ground an entire fleet of planes unless there is evidence of a problem with the model.
The airline is one of China's three largest carriers with more than 600 planes, including 109 Boeing 737-800s. The grounding could further disrupt domestic air travel already curtailed because of the largest COVID-19 outbreak in China since the initial peak in early 2020.
The Boeing 737-800 has been flying since 1998 and has an excellent safety record, said Hassan Shahidi, president of the Flight Safety Foundation. It is an earlier model than the 737 Max, which was grounded worldwide for nearly two years after deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
Before Monday, the last fatal crash of a Chinese airliner occurred in August 2010, when an Embraer ERJ 190-100 operated by Henan Airlines hit the ground short of the runway in the northeastern city of Yichun and caught fire. It carried 96 people and 44 of them died. Investigators blamed pilot error.
Kang reported from Kunming, China. Associated Press researcher Yu Bing and news assistant Caroline Chen in Beijing, researcher Si Chen in Shanghai, video producer Olivia Zhang in Wuzhou, China, writer Adam Schreck in Bangkok and airlines writer David Koenig in Dallas contributed to this report.
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AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) is hedge fund manager John Paulson's favourite pick in his Advantage Fund.
AngloGold is the world's number three gold miner behind Barrick (NYSE:ABX) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) with annual output of over 4.3 million ounces which is set to grow to some 5.5 million ounces over the next two years.
Paulson, closely watched by the gold community, picked up a 11.3% stake in the Johannesburg-based company for $1.3 billion back in 2009 from erstwhile parent Anglo American (LON: AAL).
With today's market cap standing at $9.4 billion – down 36% from a year ago – Paulson has not exactly made money from his investment.
Which helps to explain why he has been calling for the break-up of the company.
It's not just outside investors that think smaller is better.
Bloomberg quotes Mark Bristow, chief executive officer of Africa-focused Randgold Resources (LON:RRS) as saying "the next fad is going to be the unbundling of the majors," adding that he believes the optimal number of mines is "four or five, six at a push."
Randgold Resources with 800,000 ounces of annual gold output has fared better than its peers – remarkable given the fact that the bulk of its output is from Mali where an insurgent war has been raging for months.
The Channel Islands-based company's shares are down 13% from this time last year, compared to a 44% collapse at African Barrick, similar declines at Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY) Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) which has already started a process of unbundling and a 24% drop at Kinross (TSX:K) thanks mainly due to its problems in Mauritania.
Bristow's comments were echoed by Gerald Panneton, a former Barrick executive who is now in charge of Canada's Detour Gold.
"The global gold-miner 'is not a model that is sustainable,'" he told the business news provider in an earlier interview.


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How often do you wear diamond jewelry?
How often do you wear diamond jewelry? Share your story and join the conversation with the diamond expert Diane Warga Arias April 29.
My wedding ring has diamonds in them and I always wear it.
Everyday! Nothing compares to wearing diamonds…absolutely nothing!
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I only have one vintage cocktail ring which I wear sometimes. I like color gemstones and always hunt for vintage gold rings as I like quality. I personally think diamonds are not rare and are overrated.
My husband purchased a diamond bracelet several years ago and I wear it daily. I have purchased several from HSN but returned them because they did not have the brilliance or the sparkle either in a lighted room or in the sunlight. I recently purchased a Rarities diamond ring and hope that it has the pizazz I am looking for.
I have worn my diamond engagement ring everyday for the past 20 plus years.My husband's Grandmother gave me her heart diamond pendant that I cherish and wear quite often. Before my Mother in Law died, she gave me her wedding set. I don't wear it very often but when I do, I wear it on my right ring finger. I also have two of Carol Brodie's X diamond rings in canary yellow and blue. I wear these on my middle and index fingers. These are not worn everyday. ..
Not very often, I'm too busy buying jewelry to wear it.:smileyhappy: I really have to get a little more organized.